ISSN:
1365-2214
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
,
Psychology
Notes:
This study aimed to test the Differential Experience Hypothesis which suggests mothers and fathers interact differently with their child. The forms and functions of parents' language in interaction with their 2-2.5-year-oid chiid were investigated across four different Interactional settings within the home and for each parent separately. The results, supporting the differential experience hypothesis, suggest that differences do exist between mothers' and fathers' conversational styles. However, the findings indicate that gender is not the only influencing factor. The situations in which interaction occurs aiso appear to have an effect on the style of Interaction irrespective of the sex of the parent (context hypothesis).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.1995.tb00747.x
